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 Row to Become a

CARTOOlllST
IDashinqton School of Cartooninq
IDashinqton, D. C.
 COPYRIGHT, 1921
BY
WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF CARTOONING
WASHINGTON, D. C.

© Cl A673908
 How to Become a

CARTOONIST

Washington School of Cartooning

Washington, D. C.
THEY FIND NO PLACE FOR’LANDING IN THESE PRESIDENTIAL WATERS
The Man Who Stirs the World
? '5 to Laughter and to Thought
©r «u T»e..sn» v.oRni of
T«n»^e nna WM.THt. snane br¬
WHEN
Thomas
unt. 7-Mi.se- nt'a nr it at"'*.
Nast, the fam¬
ous old pioneer of
American cartooning,
was offered a salary
of $10,000 a year as a
cartoonist some years
ago, the whole world
gasped in amazement!
Yet today, cartooning
has become so impor¬
tant that several of our headliners are credited with receiv¬
ing far over $100,000 a year, and Nast’s once-great salary is now an easy possibility for
any cartoonist who makes a real success of his work.

THE CARTOONIST
IN 1884 Grover Cleveland was elected
president over James Blaine. A noted
political authority at that time stated that
in his judgment, a single cartoon against
Blaine which was circulated throughout
the country, was responsible for his de¬
feat. More recently in the World War,
Germany threatened to declare war on
Holland because of cartoons depicting
Belgium atrocities, drawn by Louis Rae-
mackers who was then living in Holland.
These two cases illustrate the amazing
power and influence of cartoons and cari¬
catures in bringing home political issues,
in swaying public opinion
strengthening our faith in
any cause. But the field
of Cartooning is not lim¬
ited to cartoons of a serious nature. In
fact comic cartoons today make just as
big a hit. The great American Pub¬
lic wants to laugh, to be amused all
the time. The astonishing increase in
comic cartoons in the past few years is
but an attempt to give the public what it
wants. Today “Mutt and Jeff” is read by
millions of people the whole world over.
Similarly hundreds of other comic strips,
sport cartoons, and animated cartoons
are enthusiastically followed by a car¬
toon-loving public. The names of the
cartoonists- who draw them are now as
and well known as the names of famous
movie stars. Their sala¬
ries rank with the salaries
of bank presidents.
Why Cartooning Is a
Fascinating Field
A FOURTEEN year old boy living in California who
expects some day to become a famous cartoonist,
was asked if he wouldn’t prefer to be President than a
great cartoonist. Much to the astonishment of his au¬
dience he answered “No,” giving as his reason that car¬
toonists could “make” presidents, and Cartooning was
much more fun anyway. Although he probably did not
realize it this promising young Cartoonist had analized
the profession of cartooning with extraordinary keen¬
ness.

A Profession Filled With Pleasure and Profit

JUST outside of New York in a quaint
romantic place lives one of our most
taries visit him and his wife in their de¬
lightful home. His home life is always a
popular cartoonists. There far away picture of perfect happiness and comfort.
from the disagreeable rush and noise of His work leaves him free to travel too,
the city, he hunts, plays golf and other¬ for no matter where he is, he can easily
wise thoroughly enjoys himself. A few send on his cartoons by mail to the cen¬
hours each day he spends in his com¬ tral office. We see him at political con¬
fortable home-studio in company with
ventions, at the big sporting events, at
his “dream friends.” Together they think
all the interesting celebrations. But
up new stunts and new ideas which will
wherever he is, his cartoons are always
help to swell “the boss’s” already mon¬
his unfailing credentials, his accepted let¬
ster income.
ters of introduction which make him at
Oftentimes it takes but a few minutes
all times a most welcome guest.
for this happy combination to think up
and draw a cartoon. Yet this cartoon The life of this great cartoonist is in¬
which was the work of but a few pleas¬ deed filled with pleasure and profit. And
ant moments, is published by a syndicate the same can be found true of the great
throughout the country. Countless men number of other successful cartoonists.
and women see it and it carries them Whether they work in their own home
back to their childhood, recalling joyful or in the department of a newspaper or
memories long forgotten. Millions of magazine, they receive a splendid reward
people who have never seen this man for their pleasant work. They occupy
love and respect him after seeing his prominent positions in their home city or
work. town. Their “six-cylinder” incomes en¬
Because of his very human cartoons, able them to enjoy all the luxuries of
his ideas are read, quoted and requoted life. They all find cartooning the most
the world over. The acquaintance of lucrative, most powerful and most en¬
this great cartoonist is sought by the joyable of all branches of art, a profes¬
biggest and most interesting people in sion in which they can really put their
the country. Many of the leading digni¬ hearts.
 How Your Favorite Cartoonists Started
Probably in no other field could you find more interesting true life stories than
among the very Cartoonists whose work y°u admire so much

JV/TUTT and Jeff, Skinnay,
Katrinka, Boob McNutt, Father and
Maggie, Judge Rummy, and the dozens
of other cartoon-characters have become
bywords with all of us. But behind each
one of these characters is a human mind
—a regular fellow!
To many of the millions of people who
follow cartoons, Briggs, “Bud” Fisher,
“Rube” Goldberg, Fontaine Fox and
other cartoonists are merely names asso¬
ciated with clever cartoons.
Powerful one who is really interested in cartoon¬
ing as a profession, will find in the lives
of these now famous men inspiring sto¬
ries far more fascinating than fiction—
stories of ambitious young men who saw
the possibilities in a fast-growing field
and had the courage to change from a
totally different career, stories of young
cartoonists who at first did not show
much promise but gradually “found
themselves” and became national favor¬
Yet any¬ ites.

FONTAINE FOX
'T’HIS extremely popular car-
■■■ toonist tells us that he had his
heart set on becoming a journalist.
He did not even think of becoming
a cartoonist until half way through
college. He was covering the races
on a summer job as reporter, when
some of the caricatures he sub¬
mitted with his news write-ups
Published by Courtesy of caught the attention of the editor.
Central Press Assn. wag given a job drawing
which helped to pay his way through college. He
did not however, give up his ideas of journalism un¬
til he had finished college. But since then his “Tom- The Toonerville Trolley that meets all the trains

boy Taylor, “Terrible Tempered Mr. Bang,” “Toon- Printed by Courtesy of

erville Trolley,” “The Powerful Katrinka,” “The Ab- Central Press Assn.

sent Minded Professor” and other comics have not only earned him a fortune, but
have won for him a host of friends. His mails are today filled with letters from en¬
thusiastic admirers telling of the great pleasure his cartoons afford them. Fontaine
Fox’s character “Katrinka” can be traced back to one of the negro servant girls of
the old Fox home in Louisville, where this famous cartoonist was born. “Tooner¬
ville Trolley” (which has now been adopted to movie comedies) was inspired by
some of the “dinky lines” which some years ago ran in “Little New York.” His
work is now not only syndicated all over the country, but also appears in some of
our leading high-class magazines.
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 WINSOR McCAY
IN the life of Winsor McCay BREAKING HIS BACK

the prospective cartoonist

can read the story of a man
who is keeping ahead of his
profession. Starting as a
comic artist with “Little
Nemo,” he is today recog¬
nized as foremost among the
serious cartoonists, his car-
Printed by Courtesy of toons appearing on the edi-
International Feature Service torJal pages Qf the New York
American and other papers throughout the coun¬
try. Winsor McCay is credited with being the
first cartoonist to produce an animated cartoon,
and his work in this direction appears to offer as
much promise as his wonderful comics and se¬
Printed by Courtesy of Star Company
rious cartoons.

GOLDBERG
R L. (“Rube”) Goldberg
• believes that the engi¬
neering profession didn’t lose
much when he quit the mines
in favor of his drawing pen¬
cil, but there are millions not
only in this country but
abroad who feel that they
have been very much the
Printed by Courtesy of winner because of his decis¬
International Feature Service
ion. The early experience of
this cartoon magnate is typical of the haphazard
way that a large percentage of young men choose
their career regardless of personal likes and dis¬
likes. The mining engineering field was sug¬ Printed by Courtesy of Central Press Assn.

gested to “Rube” by his father. “Rube” thought it

might be a pretty good line to get into, so went oft to the University of California
to work for his degree. While there his cartoons in the college year book made him
quite a campus idol and turned his thoughts in the direction of cartooning as a pro¬
fession. However, this world famous cartoonist had actually worked in the mines
before he made his final decision to follow the profession which was so close to his
heart. It meant going back to a salary of only $8 a week, but who will say it was
not worth the sacrifice when we realize the enormous income which he is receiving
from “Boob McNutt,” “Foolish Questions,” and his other cartoon gems.

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 GEORGE McMANUS
A QUARTER of a century
ago, 13-year-old George
McManus stood fearfully before
his “schoolmarm” in St. Louis.
In her hand was a drawing of a
small freckled faced boy with an
upturned nose. This was the
first official recognition of
George’s work. His career since
Printed by Courtesy of then has been marked by a se¬
International Feature Service
ries of success with his latest
comic series, “Bringing Up Father’’ the real master¬
piece of his life. McManus tells us that he got his
favorite characters, Jiggs and Maggie, from a com¬
edy which he had seen acted as a mere boy. This Printed by Courtesy of
King Feature Service, Inc.
series has become so popular that it is even pro¬
duced in distant China. McManus as a result of it, is another one of the cartoonists
who is reported to have an income greater than the President.

T. A. DORGAN (“TAD”)
IT is rather difficult for the vast army of fans who conscien-
tiously follow every sporting cartoon drawn by “Tad” to real¬
ize that at one time this “Greatest Sporting Cartoonist of Them
All” was a cash boy in a department store in San Francisco. Yet
that is where he started. Later he advanced to a position as
combination errand boy and Fashion Artist on the San Francisco
Bulletin. Today his cartoons are reproduced in over 300 papers
throughout the country, and he is considered as an authority in
the world of sport. Tad originally drew with his right hand. He
lost this and learned to draw with his left.
Printed by Courtesy of
International Feature Service

“CLIFF” BERRYMAN
HE Literary Digest picked “Cliff” Berryman
of the Washington Star as one of those “Car¬
toonists who helped win the war.” It wasn’t so
very many years ago that “Cliff” first came to
Washington from the Blue Grass country as a
protege of Senator Blackburn of Kentucky. As
a small boy he had caught the attention of the
Senator by an effigy of him carved on a cigar box
which was accidentally seen by the subject him¬
self. Senator Blackburn became interested in
the creator and secured a position for the young
artist in the drafting division of the U. S. Patent office. Today “Cliff” Berryman s
name occupies a position pretty well up towards the front in the “'Who’s Who” list.
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 “CLIFF” STERRETT
W HILE barely out of his
teens, “Cliff” came from
Minnesota to New York,
country bred and filled with
ambition to become an artist.
He landed on the art staff of
the New York Herald where
he spent two years drawing
pictures of fires, accidents,
Printed by Courtesy of suicides, murders, weddings,
International Feature Service noted people-all the things
which are the lot of a newspaper assignment art¬
ist. He began to dip into the comic cartoon field,
first trying “When A Man Is Married,” “Before
And After” and others. When his “Polly and Her
Pals” appeared he leaped into prominence and has
held that position to date.

‘VIC’
IT is a strange coincidence
to note just how many of FT
-1 i should say not. eve Gwen up
ThYin' jo Trade Th 1 Car in to any
our famous cartoonists the 1 Dealer. - i'm gonna seu. it myself!)
Golden State has produced. This 'ad‘ i Put in This iwornin’s
1 paper’ll bo it. j0o!
Victor C. Forsythe (“Vic”)
is one more favored son of
California having been born
near Los Angeles. “Vic”
started his active art work
while still in Harvard Mili¬
tary School in Los Angeles. His funds being
low, he would have been forced to leave school
had he not discovered that his drawing pencil
could bring him enough money on the side to put
him through. When he did leave military school,
his first full time job was with the Los Angeles
Examiner. Shortly after this he came to New
York where he first worked on the Evening Journal and then with the Evening
World, where his cartoons are appearing now. “Vic’s” first comic strip was “Flooey
the Fan,” a baseball series. He later created “Axel” the Swede “White Hope.”
Today his “Joe’s Car” is acknowledged as one of the most popular of all the famous
comic strips. “Vic” tells us that most of his ideas for this series come from his own
experiences and his friends’ troubles with their cars.

8
 Why Cartoonists are in Constant Demand
DEOPLE can see cartoons who
cannot or have not the time to
read. They are in a language which
anyone at all can understand. In a
flash they can drive home the most
important and most complicated mes¬
sages. For this reason a single car¬
toon or comic drawing can have more
influence and can bring more real en¬
joyment than a dozen sermons,
speeches or stories.
Even the most conservative publi¬
cations now appreciate the new im¬
portant position of the cartoon. That
is why today cartoons are found on
the editorial and sporting pages of
papers that never before had them, and that is why we find more and more
being devoted to the comic sections of thousands of papers.

Thousands of High-Salaried Positions

Call For Trained Cartoonists
\TEVER before has there been such a
^ ^ great demand for cartoons of every
sort. From every section of the country
comes the demand for men capable of
producing them—not only from News¬
papers, but from Weeklies, Magazines,
Manufacturers, Advertisers, Moving Pic¬
ture Corporations, and countless other
sources. There are over 50,000 publica¬
tions in this country alone and almost all
of these are using cartoons in some form
or other.
But enough trained cartoonists cannot
be found to handle this tremendous de¬
mand for cartoons. The amazing in¬
creased demand for this kind of art is
but a recent development—in fact it has
occurred almost overnight. So sudden
has it been that it has found the supply
of competent cartoonists conspicuously
lacking. Who could have foretold the
sensational growth of cartooning? Few
did, so few prepared themselves for this
monster-salary profession. The result is
that today scores of positions that would
pay splendid salaries go begging for
want of trained men to handle them.
Every indication points to even greater
demand for cartoons in the future. There
is a growing use of cartoons in high-
class magazines. Advertisers use them.
They are playing an important part in
education. Already we can read a “Car¬
toon History of the War”; the lives of
great statesmen are recorded by car¬
toons; political campaigns are traced in
cartoons. Cartooning is being adopted
to the screen. In animated cartoons
alone is a big future for the cartoonist.
Each year broadens its scope and in¬
creases the opportunities for those who
are in it. Who can prophesy what the
limit will be in this fast-growing high-
salary field?

9
How you Can Become a Good Cartoonist
Even if j)ou do not show a marked ability in Cartooning now, it does not mean

that you cannot become a success in this Wonderful profession.

'"'THOUSANDS who are right now “I recall with a feeling of pride that I
working at routine uninteresting jobs was shown out of seven newspaper of¬
really have great latent ability for car¬ fices before I landed a job on the Mail.”
tooning without realizing it. Thousands “Tad’s” first job only paid him a small
of people who enjoy looking at cartoons salary and even at that he says that he
and have an honest liking for drawing was fired after a short while. Fontaine
could make successes in this fascinating Fox was scheduled to be a journalist,
field if they only had a chance. But Gene Byrnes was a salesman before he
many of these people still went into cartooning.
believe in the old theory These few examples il¬
that Cartoonists are lustrate the fact that
“born,” that they must even our top-notch car¬
have some fanciful “gift” toonists were not always
which marks them from famous and did not show
childhood for this pro¬ astonishing ability when
fession. They are dis¬ they started. In those
couraged by their first ( days there were fio
attempts at cartooning. schools especially de¬
They do not realize that signed and equipped to
many of our biggest car¬ teach cartooning. Most
toonists met with the of these men, without
same discouragements special education or
before they made their training, had to plug out
mark. their own methods and
Briggs says that as a learn the little 'secrets of
boy he does not remember that he drew cartooning in the hard school of expe¬
more or had any more thought of going rience. How much faster would their
into art than the average boy. He had progress have been if they could have
no clearcut idea just what he would go had the benefit of the instruction of such
into, and drifted into cartooning more be¬ a successful school as the Washington
cause it was the path of least resistance School of Cartooning—a method which
than because of any careful choice. His places at the students fingertips the se¬
first job in St. Louis paid him only a crets of cartooning that took years of ex¬
small salary. He did not show any perience of great cartoonists to discover.
marked signs of greatness until he went
to Chicago and began to draw “Days of No Unusual “Talent” Needed
Real Sport.” YVVITH the Washington School of
Rube Goldberg had actually worked Cartooning method, no unusual
in a mine as a mining engineer before he “Talent” or education is necessary. It is
started in as a cartoonist. Even when not even necessary for you to have ever
he came East to New York, he tells us, tried cartooning before. If you have

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had experience in this field, it will help
you to complete the training more quick¬
ly. But this method starts at the very
beginning and takes you through the
complete course covering every phase
of cartooning. You learn to draw at
home in your spare moments—hot ama¬
teurish cartoons but the cartoons which
are in big demand, cartoons that can
bring you big money and can help to
make a name for you too.

No Matter What You Are Now Doing

AY/HY shouldn’t you cash in on the ever-increasing popularity of cartoons? Re-
’’ gardless of what you are doing now you can easily prepare yourself for this
fascinating field. Remember that many of our highest-paid cartoonists never had
even a grammar school education. They came from every line of work. Yet today
they occupy enviable positions of prominence and earn more now for a few minutes
work than they formerly earned in a month.

From the Farm —

There is always a big demand for cartoonists
familiar with the country to draw cartoons in
farm journals, country weeklies and agricultural
publications. On city papers and magazines too,
cartoons portraying country scenes are likewise
always in high favor.

From the Office —

Ambitious men, realizing the limitations of the
average uninteresting office job, are finding in
the fast-growing field of cartooning a career
which they believe is ideally suited to them—a
high-paying profession free from the drudgery
and routine of their old jobs.

From the School —

Students in schools and colleges are now real¬
izing the advantages of studying cartooning on
the side. Cartoons in school publications win
them popularity, while work sold outside brings
them welcome money and paves the way for
great success when they finish school.

From the Factory —

Men dissatisfied with the long hours and hard
work in shops are finding in cartooning a field
with unlimited opportunities. They enjoy the
freedom of the cartoonist life, his congenial
working surroundings, and the dignity and pres¬
tige of his high-salaried position.

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Release the “Talent” In Your Pencil
TV/HERE in the whole world
** can you find another field
which pays such splendid salaries
for such pleasant work? Where
can you find a profession so full
of promise which you can enter
so easily? Just think how long
it takes to qualify for any trade,
or to become a teacher, lawyer,
etc. Yet it is estimated that the
average weekly salary of these
men is less than $35—an amount
which one good cartoon can
easily bring.
Never before have the oppor¬
tunities in cartooning been so
many so varied so remunerative
as today. In every branch of car¬
tooning properly trained men are
eagerly sought. The competent
cartoonist does not have to hunt
for a position today. High-sala¬
ried positions are everywhere
seeking him.
Here indeed is a field full of
promise for you—a new uncrowd¬
ed fast-growing field in which
you can find unlimited opportu¬
nity for “making good.” Here is
You Can Quickly Learn How
T to Originate
F you plan on becoming a car-
1 toonist, you will want to be a
good cartoonist. It is quite ap¬
parent then that you must be able
to work absolutely independently
—you must not only draw your
cartoons but must think up your
ideas. The Washington School
of Cartooning appreciates the
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a profession which you can put
your heart into, where work is as
pleasant as a fascinating game,
yet brings you more money than
you ever dreamed possible.
No matter what your past ex¬
perience has been, no matter how
much education you have had,
you can now enter this wonderful
field of cartooning. If you like to
draw, if you are interested in hu¬
man nature, if you have an hon¬
est determination to become a
cartoonist, regardless of your
present ability you will quickly
learn to produce good cartoons
with the help of the wonderful
method of teaching used by the
Washington School of Cartoon¬
ing.
You can enjoy the thrill of cre¬
ation, the pleasure of seeing your
own ideas and work in print. You
will be surprised at your own
newly discovered “talent,” and
how easy it really is to work up
cartoon ideas which make such a
big hit. Almost before you real¬
ize it, you will be drawing car¬
toons that sell!
value of originality in developing
cartoonists. In our course, we
therefore put special stress on
this important point.
Our lessons are full of life. They
are interesting and fascinating.
We do not send you a mass of
 cartoons to be copied. We teach you to
make your own pictures. We suggest
ways in which you can find cartoon-
ideas from the simplest everyday inci¬
dents of your life, from newspaper no¬
tices, from domestic events, from holi¬
days and countless other sources. You
are taught to recognize cartoon possi¬
bilities in almost every conceivable
thing about you.
Look over any cartoon drawn by a
prominent cartoonist. Analize it care¬
fully. You will be surprised at how sim¬
ple the whole cartoon is. The idea upon
which it is based is usually quite simple.
The actual drawing of it is hardly a dif¬
ficult work of art. Cartooning power
rests in the knack of choosing the proper
simple ideas, and working them up in a
way which will best get the idea over.
Under our method you quickly acquire
this knack of thinking up striking car¬
toon ideas and of drawing them so that
they will “Ring the Bell.” You learn the
tricks which famous cartoonists use in
preparing their work—the little secrets
which make their work so easy for them.
With this help you will be amazed at
your progress. Soon you will be produc¬
ing cartoons which you never thought
could come from your pencil.

New Easy Way Makes Cartooning

Simple to Learn
'T'HE study of car- Our Wonderful new method of teaching bannot give you his un¬
1 tooning is entirely cartooning enables you to master this divided attention. Pos¬
different from the study fascinating profession in the comfort and
sibly just at the time
of medicine, business quietness of your on>n home. You need
when you want him to
or any other subject. not even give up your present work while
studying—just a few hours each Week of look over your work,
Cartooning is strictly he may be busy with
your spare time is enough.
individual. You your¬ some other student.
self must conceive the idea for your car¬ You might not care to interrupt to ask
toon. It is you alone who determines a question upon which the understand¬
the manner of expressing that idea in a ing of an important principle might de¬
cartoon, and the*actual mechanical exe¬ pend. The result is that often young
cution will be characteristic of your own cartoonists finish their training without
peculiar style. Class work or group ever having learned the fundamental
study under these conditions is practi¬ points vital to the understanding of Car¬
cally impossible. tooning.
That is why learning cartooning adapts Under the Washington School of Car¬
itself so ideally to the Washington tooning Method, you learn in the com¬
School of Cartooning home-study fort and quietness of your own home.
method. If you join a cartooning class, Your instructions are always before you.
one overworked instructor must super¬ You can always refer back to some for¬
vise at least several students. Absolute gotten point. Everything is written so
quietness so necessary when you are that you can follow instructions with the
learning to originate ideas, would be least possible effort. So simple is the
practically impossible. The instructor instruction that school boys have act-
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 pert. Every question which occurs to
ually followed the instructions without
you no matter how trivial, is carefully
help from anyone.
answered. Every point that you do not
Your work when completed is sent by
understand must be cleared up before
mail to us. Under our individual in¬
you go on. We insist on you under¬
struction method, which is explained in
standing every point in the course be¬
detail a few pages on, each drawing re¬
ceives the undivided attention of an ex¬ fore you complete it.

Actual Pleasure Learning at Home

T HE study of cartooning with this method is not
drudgery—you enjoy it! It is just like a fascinat¬
ing game. One minute you think up some funny idea,
or some serious point and soon you see it living before
you. We let you think up your own cartoons with the
help of our instructions and suggestions. There in
your improvised home-studio you can use all your in¬
teresting acquaintances, the people you see every day,
the scenes of your own life and embody them in car¬
toons. There you can .find an artistic expression for
your own moods, your own opinions and your own
thoughts. As you progress with your work, it will be
interesting to look back over your first attempts and
compare them with th*e finished work which you then
oroduce so easily. Each succeeding week’s work will
tell its own story of rapid advancement and the ap¬
proach to real salable work. BY WILL H. CHANDLEE

World Famous Artist is Your Instructor

T HE effectiveness of any training in
Cartooning depends to a large ex¬
tent upon the author of the course. If it
is written by a theorist, it will probably
be a failure because it does not prepare
you directly for practical cartooning. On
the other hand a course may be writ¬
ten by a great cartoonist and still be a
failure, because he has not that knack of
being able to impart to others what he
knows himself—that intangible ability
that marks the successful teacher.
In Will H. Chandlee, the principal au¬
thor of the Washington School, of Car¬
tooning course, you have the happy com¬
bination of a great Artist-Teacher. Mr.
Chandlee has himself had years and
years of successful experience in every
branch of cartooning. He knows practi¬
cal cartooning first-hand. He under¬
stands what kind of material the publish¬
ers want and will pay the most money
for. He understands the little “ins” and
“outs” of marketing work and of secur¬
ing positions as cartoonists. He per¬
sonally has been instrumental in secur¬
ing positions for many yftung cartoon¬
ists, and numbers among his personal ac¬
quaintances a vast number of prominent
publishers and syndicate heads.
Mr. Chandlee’s experience as an art
teacher is equally practical. The car-

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toonists- he has trained are on leading pa¬
pers in every section of the country. His
pupils draw for many of the biggest and
most noted magazines. The very work
you now admire may be that of some of
his many successful students.
As a result of this experience Mr.
Chandlee is in a position to know just
what parts of cartooning the beginner
finds difficult:—the little confusing points
which usually act as a stumbling block
to the student-cartoonist. He knows too
the best way to present principles and
practice so that the student can most
easily and surely master every point.
In the Washington School of Cartoon¬
ing, this great Cartoonist-Teacher has
incorporated the result of his years of di¬
versified training and experience. The
method which he has developed is orig¬
inal and right to the point. It is a method
which most easily gets over to the stu¬
dent the important principles of cartoon¬
ing and most quickly develops practical
skill. It is a system which has proven
• its effectiveness in hundreds of cases al¬
ready and will enable you also to quickly
master this fascinating study.

Will H. Chandlee—and His Experience

O UR director, Mr. Will H. Chandlee, has made art a life study. He began the
study of drawing in 1877 at the age of twelve years, and launched on his. pro¬
fessional career in 1883 when he was commissioned to make a series of drawings for
the government. In 1884 he
made drawings for the N. Y.
Graphic, the first illustrated
daily newspaper in this country.
In 1885 he was appointed chief
illustrator of the U. S. National
Museum and the Smithsonian
Institution. He left this posi¬
tion in 1892 to become the Art
Director of the Washington
Star. Since then he has made
over forty thousand sketches not
only for the Star but for such
papers as the New York World,
New York Herald, London
Times, Philadelphia North
American, Boston Globe, St.
Louis Globe Democrat, the
Brooklyn Eagle and for such
magazines as Harpers, Pear¬
sons, Illustrated American, etc.
Mr. Chandlee is in addition now
recognized as one of the fore¬
most educators of the country.
Our Method—Just As If This Famo
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OK jda MAWS.

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T HE sketch above illustrates how a

student’s work is corrected. The
cartoon in faint lines is the original.
The corrected work is drawn in red
lines RIGHT OVER THE ORIGINAL.
Note how clearly every flaw in the stu¬
dent’s work can be brought out by this
method. Just imagine how great an
CL tidCtJcd cLut- JaAZ
improvement your work would show
oncrtH orrurCiayi, AMs
after just one of these corrections. JruXuASL-

Then think of the rapid progress when

each of your lessons is handled in the
same way.

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as Artist Stood Over Your Shoulder
JUST suppose someone told you a great
cartoonist had agreed to co.me regu¬
plates which make every point of instruc¬
tion the last word in clearness. It is in
larly to your home, and to give his undi¬ fact just as if this famous artist himself
vided attention training you to become a stood over you guiding your hand, sug¬
cartoonist. What would you think? gesting ideas to your mind.
Wouldnt’ you believe that you were in¬ When you have completed your lesson,
deed most fortunate to be able to receive the help we give you has only been
such attention. Wouldn’t you feel pretty started. For your finished work, mailed
confident that within a short time your to us, receives the careful attention of a
work would be appearing before the pub¬ great cartoonist who goes over your en¬
lic. tire drawing, picking out little flaws in
Yet our wonderful method amounts technique, mistakes in the idea itself—
practically to that. Your lessons, sent all the small errors which keep it from
regularly to you by mail, have been pre¬ being a high-class cartoon. It is again
pared by a famous cartoonist who has just as if this cartoonist himself stood at
had experience in every branch of car¬ your elbow with his blue pencil tracing
tooning. In these lessons he has embod¬ over your work, criticizing, offering con¬
ied his own experience and the priceless structive suggestions, giving you the
experience of other famous cartoonists. wonderful help which the young cartoon¬
With each lesson there are charts and ist needs.

Learn at Home Thoroughly in Half Usual Time

L OOK carefully at the corrected car¬ You will be amazed at your rapid pro¬
gress under this system. Even if you
toon printed on the opposite page.
You will be instantly impressed by how have already had experience in cartoon¬
much you can learn from one single cor¬ ing or other branches of art, your im¬
rected lesson. Just think how much ex¬ provement with the help of this method
plaining would be necessary to cover all will be a pleasant surprise for you. But
the points by any other method. Here, if you start in with no knowledge of art
at one glance you realize your errors and at all, your progress will be most
can see what is the correct way. Not marked. Starting with the poorest at¬
only that, but a mistake corrected in this tempts at a cartoon, you will quickly
learn to draw the kind of work which is
way impresses you deeply. You cannot
characteristic of the expert cartoonist.
forget it again, so it is doubly effective.
Although your advancement is aston¬
The ease with which you learn by this-
ishingly rapid, do not think it is not thor¬
method will astound you. You are hardly
ough. Your training is in no way a
conscious of any “grind.” Each lesson
“shortcut.” Our lessons cover the entire
is as enjoyable as a favorite game. You field. We start you at the simple funda¬
look forward to every new lesson. And mentals. You learn the elementary prin¬
after it is completed you are overjoyed ciples and then progress by easy stages ,
at the improvement which it shows over until you thoroughly understand the
your previous work. whole subject.
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 Covers Every Phase of Cartooning,
Comic Art and Caricature
SOON WILL BE A GLORIOUS TIME NT EVER before have the opportunities
^ Mn Cartooning been so varied. Never
has its scope been so broad. On the se¬
rious side of cartooning we have politi¬
cal, seasonal, holiday, war, religious and
countless other types of cartoons. Cari¬
cature—the drawing of anoyne with his
predominant characteristics exaggerated
—offers a splendid field in itself. In the
comic cartoon there is no limit to the
classification. Comic strips for newspa¬
pers alone present an almost limitless
field for the cartoonist. Animated cartoons—a series of cartoons photographed and
adapted to the movie screen—is a new branch of cartooning which shows promise
of playing an important part in every movie program. There is right now a crying
demand for cartoonists to handle this work. And these by no means drain the won¬
derful opportunities which are open to anyone who is a trained cartoonist.

Our Course All-Inclusive

HTHE course of training of the
^ Washington School of Car¬
tooning is as complete and up-to-
date as human power can make
possible. It covers every branch
of cartooning with a thoroughness
which makes it impossible to finish
without understanding every vital
principle. It takes you right from
the very groundwork of cartooning up to the accomplished reality. Here is a bare
outline of the course which will give you a faint idea of its completeness.
Hand training, Eye training, Memory training, Pen draw¬
ing, Lead pencil drawing, Litho-pencil drawing, Brush draw¬
ing* Quick sketching, Animal Drawing, Drawing of the hu¬
man figure, Cartooning, How to get ideas, Comic drawing,
Action, Caricature, Exaggeration, Likeness and Expression,
Quick methods for enlarging, Proportion, Drapery drawing,
Drawing of trees, rocks, clouds, grass, water, etc., Perspec¬
tive, Composition and Arrangement. The duties of a car¬
toonist and how he does his work. How drawings are en¬
graved and printed. Hints and helps for daily practice and
study. Chalk talks.
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 5 Easy Steps—and
Then You Become a Cartoonist
H AVE you ever watched a cartoonist draw?
A short line here. Another there. A few
simple curves. A splash of shading. And
there you have a finished masterpiece—a car¬
toon that will either make you laugh or think
seriously, an interesting sketch which tells a
complete story at a glance. It looked so easy,
and it was easy for him because he knew how.
He knew which lines to use and how to com¬
bine them. He understood all the secrets of
exaggeration, the little essential tricks about
action, the vital principles of perspective, pro¬
portion and the countless other points which
go to make up a cartoonist’s vast treasury of
knowledge—the very information which you
learn when you take up cartooning with the
Washington School of Cartooning.
We Teach You To Draw Pictures That Sell
M ILLIONS and millions of dollars
are spent each year for all kinds of
cartoons. Cartoonists, “freelancing”
(working independently) in their own
homes or working for a newspaper, mag¬
azine, advertising agency, movie cor¬
poration, cartoon syndicate or under any
other head, make almost unbelievable
salaries. Splendid fees are paid even for
individual cartoons. No matter how the
cartoonist markets his work, he finds a
wonderful opportunity to make big
money.
The Washington School of Cartoon¬
ing training fits ideally into this big
money situation. In training students to
become cartoonists, we have one very
definite aim—to teach them to draw car¬
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|_You start with straight lines
and curves
2_Then you learn how to put
them together
3— Now you are drawing simple
cartoons
Action, exaggeration, expres¬
sion, perspective, arrange¬
ment and all the rest follow
in their natural order.
Until almost before you real¬
5 —
ize it you are drawing the
cartoons which are in such
big demand and for which
such big money is paid.
toons that have a money value. Our
whole working organization is selected
with tha,t one idea in mind. The lessons
themselves have been written by a world
famous artist who is a great success as a
practical cartoonist. Your work receives
the individual attention of a practical ex¬
pert—one who is in close touch with the
pulse of the cartooning market and
knows just what kind of work sells most
easily and brings the most money. And
when you have finished your training
you have the benefit of our practical Em¬
ployment and Consultation Bureau which
helps you when you are actually in the
field itself.
Do not think, however, that in the in¬
terest of practical cartooning, the neces-
sary theory of artistic background is balanced course, within a surprisingly
sacrificed. Special efforts have been short time you will find that you have
given to balance the training so that it become proficient and that your work is
will be at the same time practical and of such a quality that it can bring you
yet broad enough. With such a practical the welcome financial reward.

How Students Earn While They Learn

DUT students of our method do not have to wait until they are through with the
course before making it pay. A large percentage sell some of their work before
completing the course—in fact we encourage this policy. Many have paid for their
course many times over even before they have finished it. Here are a few extracts
from letters from our students which illustrate
how they earn while they learn.

O':-
In Two Weeks Earned More Than
Entire Cost of Course
Dear Mr. Chandlee:

I have been busy during the summer vacation.

In two weeks I earned more than I paid for the
entire course. I am now only seventeen and am
having all the art work I can do in my spare time
after school hours. I am more than pleased with
the training I received and am certain that any¬
one whether he has talent or not cannot fail to
PROHIBITION IT5 TH£ make rapid progress under your instruction.
HEAT Otho Bazil Blake,

Old Town, Maine.

COULDN’T BEGIN TO TELL HOW PLEASED

Dear Mr. Chandlee:
I am sending you with this letter my last lesson of the course. I have drawn
several cartoons for a. local paper and am receiving orders for illustrations. I couldn’t
begin to tell you how pleased I have been with your method of correction. I cer¬
tainly have had a good teacher and have learned much.

Rupert Bernard Hartman,

So. Glenn Falls, N. Y.
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 CLERGYMAN SAYS BEST INVESTMENT EVER MADE
Dear Sirs:
I enclose herewith my 27th lesson in your Art Course. I want to say that the
money I have invested with you I consider the best investment I ever made. Being
a minister I conduct a mid-week prayer meeting, and your course has helped me in
preparing chalk talks for these occasions. I have originated dozens of chalk talks.
I am thinking seriously of having them put into book form for the public. Also I
have sent in drawings to our church weekly. All of them were accepted and pub¬
lished. This weekly gets before 350,000 people weekly. The last one I sent in they
wrote and told me they were going to put it on the cover page. I aim to be a relig¬
ious cartoonist in connection with my pastoral work.
Paul E. Holdcraft,
Keedysville, Md.

Earned As High As Pleased With Progress Made Quite a Bit

$25 a Week
Dear Mr. Chandlee:
I really enjoy your
course and will try to
keep regular lessons com¬
ing now. I have earned
from $25 a month to $25 a
week the last few months.
Adolph Heikkila,
Red Lodge, Montana.
Dear Sir: Dear Sir:
I am pleased with my I am only on my twelfth
progress in your school. I lesson now but I have al¬
have sold drawings at a ready done several jobs.
fair price and have more I am kept busy now filling
to draw now than I can out orders. You may be
get time for. sure I will succeed as I
Harry Hinninger, have quite a bit already.
Greensburg, Pa. John Unruh,
Buhler, Kansas.

Makes Big Money

Dear Mr. Chandlee:
I haven’t been able to send in any les¬
sons for the past two weeks for I have
landed a job cartooning. I’m drawing a
comic strip every night and I’m making
big money too. It also does me a lot of
good to see my drawing reproduced. I’ve
landed quite a few jobs around town too,
since people have found out what I can
do. I made some letterheads and also
some titles for stories in the newspapers.
Am sending you some of my cartoons,
so you can see what kind of work I am
putting out. I realize that your course is
THE COURSE.
T. W. Pritchard. UNEMPLOYMENT

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 Just a Few of The Successful
Students of This Method
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Frank Godwin_New York City and

North Stuart_Philadelphia, Pa.

Philadelphia, Pa.
Falstaff Harris-Brooklyn, N. Y.

Kathryne Harper-Tallahassee, Fla.

I. Wayne Hughes_Washington, N. C.
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Miss Edith Wyer-Auburn, N. Y.
J. Baldwin Burweli-Staunton, Va.
Jake Moranz_Youngstown, Ohio
Herbert J. Murray_Washington, D. C.
Axel Enroth_New York, N. Y.
N. E. Confer_Johnstown, Pa.
Miss E. B. Dagobert-Nevada City, Calif.
Walter A. Braunn_Philadelphia, Pa.
J. Bujol_Orange, Texas.

Anton j iriK_.-,.-***.

M. G. Major___.Washington, D. C. S. Lian Dunne—Yorkton, Sask. Canada.

H. C. Burge __ .. _ Jackson, Miss. G. Milne, Jr- _ Bethlehem, Pa.

Granville M. Read__New York, N. Y. Geo. Schoonover _ Lyons, N. Y.

Miss Eloise Vialiant- -New York, N. Y. A. W. Brenizer- Hamilton, Ohio.

Miss Marcella Smith Norfolk, Va. A B Fleming Newark, N. J.

Hudson Dougherty— _New York, N. Y. T. W. Pritchard Charlotte, N. C.

B C, Gilman Summitville, Ind. F T Pollard Richmond, Va.

Fe^man Martin __ _ Memphis, Texas. Harry Dilno Kalamazoo, Mich.

R, S, Maynard .... Ottawa, Canada James Smith- Marcus Hook, Pa.

John M. Goodrich ____Baltimore, Md. Joy Kimes Benton. Burlington, N. C.

J. A. Bywater_ _Salt Lake City, Utah Ralph Pekor_ __ -Columbus, Ga.

Miss Louise Rochon._New York, N. Y. Franklin Beda_ _ _Cleveland, Ohio.

Wynn Holcomb _New York, N. Y. Greenly D. Jones_ _ Mount Airy, N. C.

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What a Now-Famous Graduate of
Mr. Chandlee’s Method Says:
Cote—The letter printed here is a cop Note: The following extract from the
of a letter which “/£e Huges ” sent to a Raleigh News and Observer will tell you
about the work of this great cartoonist.
prospective student, who mote to him re¬
questing information about our method. AN EXCLUSIVE FEATURE
In announcing the addition of Cartoonist
Hughes to its staff for the session of the Legis¬
Dear Miss-: lature, the News and Observer feels that it has
The best I can say for this school is secured a distinctive attraction for the reading
that I thought I could draw some eight public. The cartoons of Ike Hughes are already
favorably known to readers of this paper, most of
years ago, and on this assumption pro¬
whom recall his clever work during the 1917 ses¬
ceeded to Washington, D. C., to set the sion of the General Assembly. When the state
world afire. Art editors and others re¬ Naval Militia was drafted into Federal service
fused to become markedly enthusiastic soon after the declaration of war, Mr. Hughes
went in line of service of the navy and has just
about what I could do, so I eventually
been released from duty and assigned to the re¬
drifted around to the Washington School serves.
to see what was the matter. The mat¬
His cartoons will appear exclusively in the News
ter was that I could not draw. I can
and Observer. In addition to pen pictures of the
now. Without the instruction of Mr. problems and workings of both houses of the Gen¬
Chandlee it is my belief that I still would eral Assembly, he will do thumb-nail sketches of
be unable to produce salable work. Have different members from time to time. The News
and Observer congratulates itself on having se¬
been employed by the Raliegh, N. C.,
cured the services of Mr. Hughes and commends
News and Observer during the sessions his work to its friends. His first cartoon will ap¬
of the N. C. Legislature for the past four pear tomorrow.
years, which is the only period during
NOT GOING SMOOTHLY YET
which they can offer me enough money.
The rest of the time I free lance. If
you want conscientious instruction from
a man who knows commercial drawing
and who takes a real personal interest in
one who WANTS to draw and shows it
by their work, my experience justifies
me in saying that Mr. Chandlee will teach
you to draw whether you have any great
natural ability or not.
Have not seen all of the correspond¬
ence courses, but of those I have seen,
W. S. C. is the most complete for one
tackling the game from the commercial
angle.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) “Ike Hughes.”

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 Can You Draw As Well As This?
YV/HEN you look at the drawing reproduced at the
” right, you would hardly suppose that it is the
work of a famous artist. Yet it was in fact drawn by a
man who is recognized today as one of the most accom¬
plished artists in this country—Frank Godwin. This il-
lustration is but one
more evidence of the
fact that no matter how
poorly the student may
draw, the proper in¬
struction and training
can bring out all the la¬
tent talent which he
possesses, and can de¬
velop for him skill
which in many cases is
truly startling even to
the student himself.
•‘Drawn by Frank Godwin {Before Beginning Studies

WHAT FRANK GODWIN DOES TODAY

Dear Mr. Chandlee:
I shall never cease to be grateful for the foundation which you and your school
gave me, for I feel that my present success is due in a large measure to your won-
^ derful method of instruction. Frank Godwin.

The above letter speaks for itself. Frank

Godwin now has studios in both Philadel¬
phia and New York. He ranks far up to¬
wards the top of the list of commercial art¬
ists. He draws covers for Ladies Home
Journal, illustrates for many of the other
leading magazines, has drawn special
sketches for the New York World and other
papers. Like so many other famous artists,
Frank Godwin has also entered the field of
advertising. Some of his prominent work
in this field being illustrations for the ad¬
vertising of a well-known hosiery.
The services and friendship of this great
artist is sought no matter where he goes.
His work is known and recognized both in¬
side the profession and by the critical pub¬
lic. To compare this work today with his
first attempts should be the source of un¬
told encouragement to the beginner.
 What This Famous Cartoonist Says
There are indeed few in
our National Capitol who
are worth knowing who
do not know “Cliff” Ber¬
ryman of the Washington
Evening Star. This fam¬
ous cartoonist is probably
intimately acquainted with
more prominent public
men than any other car¬
toonist in the country.
The walls of his work
room are filled with auto¬
graphed photographs of
Presidents, Diplomats and
leading Statesmen.
“Cliff” was the origina¬
tor of the famous Roose¬
velt “Teddy” and because
of that was a close friend
of President Roosevelt up
to the time of his death.
He also was a frequent
guest of President Wilson
and is in close contact
with our present Presi¬
dent.
This great cartoonist is
thoroughly familiar with
our school and its method
of instruction. His hearty
recommendation of the
Washington School of MR. BERRYMAN
Cartooning to
many of his
friends who ex¬
pect to become
cartoonist gives
you sufficient.idea
of what he thinks ^ ^ J CixAc
of its effective- j) HjuSLovJi fUCOVV*.—
ness in training ,

young cartoon- . Wr Vp***/ CS^vw-

ists

A' ^
RESULTS ARE THE BEST
READ WHAT THESE
A cartooning school may have an A- / course, and its method of instructing might be per¬
fect, but in the last analysis, the real acid test is found in the results it produces and in the
satisfaction which the students themselves find with it. Men and Women trained under this
method of instruction are to be found in every section of the country. Here are a few
short extracts of letters which give you a small idea of the enthusiastic endorsement which
students give to Will H. Chandlee and his method.

Completed Course at 14 Pleased to Recommend

When I completed your course I was I can highly recommend the Washing¬
but fourtten years old. I am now only ton School to those desiring careful and
sixteen and therefore have not finished personal instruction. I think there is
High School yet. My opinion of your none better. I extend my sincere thanks
course is that it is very practical in to my instructor, Will H. Chandlee and
technique and orginality. Your sincere feel that I cannot speak too highly of
and careful attention to the individual your method. Will be pleased to rec¬
pupils make this course one of the best ommend your course at every opportu¬
that can be secured. nity. Wishing your school continued
H. Theodore Hallman., success. Greely D. Jones,
Souderton, Pa. Mt. Airy, N. C.

Instruction Clear and Easily Understood

I am working for the Woman’s Review Magazine. I have been making cartoons
for them. I want to thank you many times Mr. Chandlee for the personal interest
you took in me while I was receiving instruction from your school. Your instruc¬
tion is so clear and easily understood that anyone could not help but learn cartoon¬
ing. I want to thank you again for referring me to this magazine.

Ferman Martin,

Attention and Courtesy

One could not ask for
more attention and court¬
esy in every detail than I
received and I sincerely
hope that your school will
keep up its good work and
growth. I take every op¬
portunity to recommend
your course to my friends.
William Ingraham,
Albany, N. Y.

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RECOMMENDATIONS—
STUDENTS SAY—
Sells First Efforts
I have just sold to the McClure Newspa¬
per Syndicate of New York the first install¬
ment of twenty drawings on a comic series.
This is my first venture in the comic field
and these drawings were immediately ac¬
cepted by the first firm I submitted them to.
This series is to appear in papers in all parts
of the United States. Whatever success I
have attained is due to the excellent instruc¬
tion and helpful criticism which you gave
me, as I had never had any art training be¬
fore enrolling with you. I unhesitatingly
recommend your methods.
J. Baldwin Burwell, Staunton, Va.

some work reproduced by an editor here.

Personal Criticism Great Help
Allow me to thank you for the thor¬
ough instruction I received from your
school. Your personal letter of advice
and criticism with the lessons have been
a great help to me. The comparison be¬
tween my latest and my early work
proves this. Will recommend your school
whenever possible.
J. F. Burger,
Baltimore, Md.
Worth Many Times Cost
I am working hard and the more I
work the more I am convinced that your
course is worth many times the money
I paid for it.
F. E. Welch,
Philadelphia.
Student Work Reproduced
The lessons as taught by your school
are doing wonders for me. I have had
“Fine, just like a professional” was his
comment. I am just on my eighteenth
lesson now.
Alex W. Brenzier,
Hamilton, Ohio.
Studying a Real Pleasure
I want to say that studying your course
has been more of a pleasure than any¬
thing else. It is undoubtedly the best of
its kind, bar none. Wishing the school
the greatest of success.
G. R. Pepper,
Nashville, Tenn.
Satisfactory in Every Way
I am pleased with the progress that I
have made and thank you for all that you
have done for me. The course has been
satisfactory in every way and I have en¬
joyed the lessons very much.
Oscar Ha,uck,
Hamilton, Ohio.
 STILL OTHERS
Wins Leslie-Judge Prize
I take this opportu¬
nity to say that your
school has been the
principal means of
what success I have so
far had. About eleven
months ago I entered
your school. I only
c , wish it had been
Our Student
SOOner.
George H. Schoonover On March
26th 1 won first prize in a Leslie-Judge
contest. I have also sold other speci¬
mens of my work. So this course has
already been worth double its cost to me.
I am very pleased to say that I can fully
recommend your school to anyone.
George H. Schoonover,
Lyons, N. Y.
Impossible to Give All Praise
Deserved
I would like to tell you how much
your course has done for me but I find
it impossible to give all, the praise it. so
well deserves. I have enjoyed every les¬
son and feel the deepest gratitude to you
and your instructors.
G. Crumbie,
Nyack, N. Y.
Appreciates Individual Attention
I think Mr. Chandlee is a wonderful
instructor. His lessons are just as if he
were right with you instead of being
away in Washington. Your school is
far more beneficial than I ever imagined.
L. R. Murphy,
Elmira, N. Y.
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Famous Artist “Wynn* a Former
Student
Although still quite young, Wynn Hol¬
comb (“Wynn”) has received the recog¬
nition of being one of the most promis¬
ing comic artists of the day. Quite re¬
cently a full page in the New York
World’s Magazine Section was devoted
to “Wynn” and his work. This now-
famous artist’s work appears in Shadow-
land and other prominent magazines
quite regularly.
As an illustration of the freedom of
the cartoonist’s life, “Wynn” left the
country some time ago to go to Paris.
His work, however, continued to feature
in Shadowland, being forwarded from
France. “Wynn” found many amusing
characters and scenes there to furnish
him with interesting material for the
comics which he sent back to this coun¬
try.
“Wynn” formerly studied under our
method.
Praises Our Method
Gentlemen:
I have been pursuing your course of
study for the past ten months, and hav¬
ing completed the first twenty-two les¬
sons prescribed am pleased to say that
the course has improved, beyond my
fondest hopes, my knowledge of draw¬
ing. It has smoothed out for me count¬
less tahgles and has given me a wonder¬
ful “attack,” and to date I have been con¬
centrating my efforts upon the mastering
of the points you have shown me.
Again I raise my hat to your methods,
which I find even growing more helpful.
Thanking you for the consideration and
the many helpful hints you have given
me, I am Yours very truly,
John M. Goodrich.
 STILL OTHERS
Lessons Are Great
Received your lessons and sincerely
thank you for same. I am going to send
you some of my original drawings as
soon as I can collect some, but I wish
them to be positively my best. Your les¬
sons are great for anyone in love with
art.
Clarence E. Hawkins,
U. S. N., Aviation Corps,
Great Lakes, Ill.
Enjoyed Course Immensely
I have enjoyed this course immensely
and feel that I have learned more in this
one year than in anything I have ever
undertaken. You have done much good
for me as teacher and critic. I will rec¬
ommend this splendid course whenever
I have an opportunity to do so.
H. O. Schmitz,
Alma, Kansas.
Teaches Originality
I want to say that I am delighted with
my lessons, and find your criticisms very
helpful. What I like so much about your
course is that you teach your pupils to
become original.
L. R. Gilfilian,
Norfolk, Va.
Injustice Not to Tell Worth
After finishing this lesson, I feel that
I would be doing you an injustice if I
failed to tell you that you have given me
a good start. I have already sold some
of my work and believe if I obey your in¬
structions I will be successful.
Richard Linsey.
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If Failure, Own Fault
Whatever success I ever attain will be
entirely due to your excellent course of
lessons. If anyone takes your course
and comes out a failure, it will be be¬
cause he did not work hard enough.
Wishing your school the best of success.
Anton Jirik,
Chicago, Ill.
Appreciate Helpful Criticisms
It is indeed a pleasure to follow the
course you have outlined for me. I ap¬
preciate the helpful criticisms you make
on the drawings and shall profit by them.
Lester Kakai,
Muhlendenberg College,
Allentown, Pa.
Course is Splendid
The course is splendid and I am well
pleased with the progress I have been
able to make under your careful instruc¬
tion. Geowin Edfand,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Wouldn’t Miss For $1,000
I am well pleased with my progress
and would not miss completing the
course for $1,000 if I could never get an¬
other chance to take it.
P. F. Hicks,
Jasper, Ala.
Improved 100%
I have improved 100% since taking
your course, which I believe is as good
as any, no matter what tuition they
charge. If there is anything I can do
for your school I gladly will.
W. H. Cochra,ne,
Butte, Montana.
 OUR GUARANTEE

\ \ TJL guarantee that our course of instruction covers every phase

* * of instruction in each of the several branches of cartoon
making, that when you have completed your course with us, if it
can be shown that we misled you in any particular, that we have
failed to give you individual instruction and advice, or in any way
neglected our plain duty and obligation to you, we will cheerfully
refund the full amount you have paid us.

WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF CARTOONING

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 Free Employment Service
J T is <luite obvious that no reputable school can guarantee to find positions for every
student. But the Washington School of Cartooning, by reason of its high stand¬
ing in the Cartooning World and because of its close contact with the Cartooning
Market, has been able to place a great many of its graduates in positions of great
importance and high remuneration. This service has in every case been absolutely
free.

Unlimited Advisory Privilege

further evidence that our interest in you does not cease upon your completion
of the prescribed work, you are given the unlimited privilege of free consulta¬
tion with our expert Advisory Board on any subject appertaining to this training.
This privilege is not only in effect while you are taking your training, but as long as
you are engaged in Cartooning.

Certificating Diploma
yYT the successful completion of your training, you are awarded a diploma to evi¬
dence the fact that you have satisfactorily performed all the work prescribed in
the course and have a thorough knowledge and understanding of the principles of all
branches of cartooning.

Real Pleasure and Profit in Cartooning

pOWER! Popularity! Pleasure! Profit! YOU know that there isn’t another pro¬
fession in the whole world that can offer you half as much as Cartooning.
What is your answer? Are you going to drift along promising yourself that
you will start “A little later?” Or will you putter with cartooning trying to
grind out a method of your own?

The Washington School of Cartooning offers you a wonderful new easy way to
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learning cartooning. It places at your beck and call a staff of experts who have
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easy for you to get into cartooning NOW!

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 Make Your Start NOW
'T'HERE is no time like today! Never before has the scope of cartooning been so
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starts Cartooning NOW who will be in a position to reap the bigger profits of to¬

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After reading about the famous Author of this course, after seeing how his
wonderful individual-attention method functions, after scanning the enthusiastic en¬
dorsements of this method by the vast army of successful graduates, you cannot but
realize that here indeed is YOUR one big chance to easily and quickly enter this
fascinating fast-growing big-pay profession.

Do not delay! Every day you put off enrolling means just so much Big Money
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into Cartooning. Do not let it slip through your fingers. Fill out your enrollment
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becoming the Cartoonist you really want to be!

Student’s drawings in this booklet by:

Elwood N. Allston, John Salitors, Ike Hughes, Frank Godwin, Ferman Martin,
Harold Davis, J. J. Pilipaitis, H. H. Stewart, and John Goodrich.

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